Distribution Manager Job Vacancy: On The Dot Company

A newly established logistics company in Nairobi is looking for someone with great warehousing & logistical experience to fill in the post of Distribution manager.

This post may later be re graded as a country manager.

He will support all the company’s interests in Nairobi and be solely responsible for the success of the business within Kenya and the surrounding East African community.

Reporting to the general manager sitting outside of the country, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• New client acquisition- he will source for potential warehousing clients by selling warehousing space and systems to them.
• Managing relations with clients in and outside of the country.
• Manage and develop within Kenya services offered by the group and rollout of these services to the East African community
• Managing outsourced distribution functions.
• Overseeing proper management and use of in-house distribution systems.
• Maintaining weekly/ monthly reports.
• Managing organizational budgetary requirements as per company policy.
• Ensure customer orders are delivered with proper processing & loadings.
• Keep correct records as per company requirements.

Qualifications & Competence

• A degree in Business related studies Bcom / Bsc or supply chain/ logistics related field.
• A minimum of 5 -7 years warehousing/ distribution related experience or within related field such as supply chain management and logistics.
• Must be highly computer literate with good presentation skills.
• Must possess strong interpersonal & communication skills.
• Must have ability to work under pressure.
• Self motivated & have ability to work within set deadlines.
• Must have ability to plan, co-ordinate & control activities in line with their duties.
• A strategic mindset with lateral thinking ability
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and under minimal guidance/ supervision
• Ability to deliver on strategic goals and action orientated individual

Interested applicants wishing to look for a challenging career should send an application letter together with a copy of c.v. to ericmwangi.mwangi@gmail.com.

Deadline for application is 8th of January 2010.

Interviews will take place between the 11th and 13th January 2010 in Nairobi.

Applicants who will not hear from us two weeks after the application date should consider themselves unsuccessful.

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